• Olde Vines – Wine Bar startup, Kennebunkport, ME

• Chef Watch – (inventor), multifunction digital timer using digital voice technology
• ChefTrak - (designer), commercial foodservice software application
• Oregon Saucier - startup of classical gourmet saucemaker for retail/commercial foodservice markets
• Kingman Natural Beef - startup of natural beef trading firm
• Brewster Brewery - prestartup and startup for brewery in Wolfeboro, NH
• Faerie Garden Essentials - strategic concept development in Wolfeboro, NH

Regional Director/Consultant – Concept Group USA, Kennebunkport, ME

             Clients:

• Matterhorn Ski Bar – Consulting Working Executive Chef for 2007 Ski Season in Sunday River, Maine

• World Harbors Sauces & Marinades – National Commercial Foodservice Sales Consultant

• Knuckleheads Open Pit BBQ – Operational/Expansion/Franchise Development consultant

Managing Experience

Executive Chef – The Wolfeboro Inn, Wolfeboro, NH

Consulting Executive Chef (working) – Matterhorn Ski Bar, Sunday River, ME

Chef de Cuisine – Schooner Stephen Taber, Rockland, ME

Executive Chef – Bintliff’s American Café, Portland, ME

Executive Chef ~ Walter’s Basin Restaurant & Basshole Lounge, Holderness, NH 

Interim Chef ~ Tidewater Hospitality, Inc.; for The Colby Hill Inn, Henniker, NH

Chef & Kitchen Manager ~ The Corner House Restaurant, Center Sandwich, NH

Interim Kitchen Manager and Head Chef ~ Rowe Camp & Conference Center, Rowe, MA 

Opening Executive Chef  ~ The Centennial Inn, Concord, NH 

Executive Chef  ~ Riccardo’s Ristorante, Lake Oswego, OR

Architecture & Design

Drafter & Construction Administration Assistant ~ DRA, Inc., Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Education

Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA  1998-2000

      Studies in Architecture & Design

Western Culinary Institute, Portland, OR  1989-1991

      Culinary Arts

Culinary Apprenticeship, Portland, OR  1989-1991

      Chef David Strouts, Certified Working Chef, ACF International Competitor

College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 1982-1985

      Business Management, Student Body President, Student Body Finance Officer

Boards & Committees

 (Past) Share Our Strength, Portland (ME) Taste Of The Nation, Chapter Founder

 (Past) Childcare Services of York County, Board of Directors

 (Past) Campaign Manager - 2004 Maine State Senate Democratic Candidate District 3

 (Past) Town of Sanford Democratic Party Chair 

Professional Memberships

Foodservice Consultants Society International

American Culinary Federation

Certifications

Serv-Safe, National Restaurant Association – 2001

Serv-Safe Instructor and Examination Proctor, NRA - 2003